>I believe about 10 years ago, American Airlines (and perhaps others)
>investigated a 727 reengining program that would turn them into twins,
>using modern high-bypass engines.
I don't recall American doing this, though Delta did ask Boeing to
consider a similar project. Delta seemed to be alone at the time,
and Boeing, skeptical from the start, was more interested in selling
757s, so the idea died.
A similar plan which I do know American promulgated was one to update
their DC-10 fleet with many of the MD-11's improvements. At one point
the updated plane was being referred to as an MD-14, but it, too,
eventually died.
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